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J.K. Dobbins Sends Clear Message on His Free Agency Decision<\/a> originally appeared on Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Denver Broncos are entering the 2025 NFL season with a reinforced roster and heightened expectations. After a postseason appearance in 2024, general manager George Payton\u00a0signed two former San Francisco 49ers, linebacker Dre Greenlaw\u00a0and safety Talanoa Hufanga,\u00a0to three-year deals worth $35 million and $39 million, respectively.<\/p>\n

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Both former 49ers bring Pro Bowl credentials and playoff experience to a defense that already ranked third in points per game allowed (18.3) last season.<\/p>\n

With second-year quarterback Bo Nix, 25, looking to build on a successful rookie campaign, Denver has positioned itself as a team to watch in the AFC.<\/p>\n

But the most notable addition came later in free agency \u2014 one that could reshape the Broncos\u2019 offensive identity.<\/p>\n

\"J.K.<\/p>\n

J.K. Dobbins runs the ball against the New Orleans Saints.Gary A&period; Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

That move was the signing of 26-year-old running back J.K. Dobbins, who joins Denver after a bounce-back season with the Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like it was the best fit for me,\u201d Dobbins said.<\/a> \u201cDefense is really good, like super good. Quarterback’s amazing. I like the RB room. O-line is amazing as well. So, it was a no-brainer… I also heard that it’s a good fan base. So that’s why I’m here.\u201d<\/p>\n

A former Ohio State star and 2020 second-round pick, he\u2019s totaled 2,252 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns across 37 career games, averaging an impressive 5.2 yards per carry.<\/p>\n

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Dobbins rushed for 905 yards and nine touchdowns in 2024, ranking 22nd and 14th in the league, respectively.\u00a0It marked a full-circle return after an Achilles tear in 2023, a setback that had cast doubt on his long-term explosiveness.<\/p>\n

Related: Trent Williams Has Strong Words Amid Retirement Speculation<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jun 11, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"J.K. Dobbins Sends Clear Message on His Free Agency Decision originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Denver Broncos…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122894,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2062],"tags":[925,232,231,258,2426,1160,7,29923,601,262,896,6,29924,25691,252,3319],"class_list":{"0":"post-122893","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-broncos","8":"tag-bo-nix","9":"tag-broncos","10":"tag-denver","11":"tag-denver-broncos","12":"tag-denverbroncos","13":"tag-dre-greenlaw","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-george-payton-signed","16":"tag-j-k-dobbins","17":"tag-los-angeles-chargers","18":"tag-new-orleans","19":"tag-nfl","20":"tag-playoff-experience","21":"tag-postseason-appearance","22":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","23":"tag-talanoa-hufanga"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114667994866313486","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}